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Generalized linear systems on curves and their Weierstrass points

Algebraic Geometry 2009-05-13 v1

Abstract

Let C be a projective Gorenstein curve over an algebraically closed field of characteristic 0. A generalized linear system on C is a pair (I,f) consisting of a torsion-free, rank-1 sheaf I on C and a map of vector spaces f to the space of global sections of I. If the system is nondegenerate on every irreducible component of C, we associate to it a 0-cycle W, its Weierstrass cycle. Then we show that for each one-parameter family of curves C(t) degenerating to C, and each family of linear systems (L(t),f(t)) along C(t), with L(t) invertible, degenerating to (I,f), the corresponding Weierstrass divisors degenerate to a subscheme whose associated 0-cycle is W. We show that the limit subscheme contains always an "intrinsic" subscheme, canonically associated to (I,f), but the limit itself depends on the family L(t).

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@article{arxiv.0905.1824,
  title  = {Generalized linear systems on curves and their Weierstrass points},
  author = {Eduardo Esteves and Patricia Nogueira},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.1824},
  year   = {2009}
}

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30 pages

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